UPDATE 2-Australia's ASX halts afternoon due to technical problems

September 19, 2016 4:50 AM

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SYDNEY, Sept 19 Afternoon trading was halted on the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday, as a technical snag that had delayed the market's opening resurfaced.

"ASX has put the market in the 'enquire' session state, which halts trading, due to further issues. We are working to rectify as soon as possible and apologise for the ongoing disruption," an ASX spokesman said in a statement at 0446 GMT.